Birney's Division
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Birney's Division was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, notably engaged in fierce fighting at Gettysburg and other major Eastern Theater battles.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army infantry division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| army | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagementCharacteristic | fierce fighting at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
II Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
III Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfOperations | Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavy casualties in major Eastern Theater battles ⓘ |
| opposedBelligerent | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | major campaigns of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac infantry forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInBattle | Union at the Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | offensive and defensive infantry operations ⓘ |
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